Printing apparatus.



. PATENTED NOV. 55 1907.

Y L. DD 6a G.G.TIEPEL.

PRINTING APPARATUS.

APPLIUATIGN FILED FEB. 14. 1903.

2 HEETS-SHEET l Eo. 569,549?, l EATE TEDI NGV. 5, 1907.

L. M. TDD L Grt TEFEL.

PRINTING APPARATUS APPLICATION FILED FEB, 14, 1903.

entran siriane PATENT- oiifsion.

LIBANUS In'. TODD AND CHARLES G. TIEFEL, DRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOYORK, A FIRM 'or ROCHESTER, NEW roi/tn, AssIeNons, BY G. W. TODD ANDooMPANY, or RooHEs'rER, NEW

PRINTNG APPARATUS.

To all whom it lmay conci-rm: Beit known that we, Lisi-inns ivi. ToDoand CHARLEs G. Tinnen, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and StateoiNew York, have invented certain new arid useful lmprovepients in'Printing Apparatus; andwe do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of vthis specication` and to thereference numerals marked thereon. Our present invention has for itsobject to provide an improved printing apparatus adapted particularlyfor printing or embossing n pon checks` drafts or other negotiableinstruments, Words or figures of limiting amounts and above which theinstruments are not Dood. To these and other ends the invention consistsinner tain i mprovemcnts and combinations'of parts, all as will behereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed outin the claims attheend of the specil iication.

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line LiX-#LX of Fig. 2Q Fig. 5 is a detail sctional'yiew Similarreference numerals in the several figures indicate similar parts. Y

A printing apparatus constructed in accordance with our inyentionembodies a base 1 and arranged thereon is a sheii or casing 2 Withinwhich is monnted. a printing wheel 3, provided upon its periphery/withlines oi' rows of printing characters or'type. The latter may bearrangedto form suitable words origiires one combination oi the two' todesignate alimiting amount, as for instance, Not over fifty $50. 'Thewheelis mounted upon a. shaft or arbor 4 journaled 'in the casing andprovided at one end with an operating handle 5. Alsoarranged on theshaft or handle are long and short indient@ l ing'hands 6 and 7,respectively, which; cooperate with a suitable graduated scalecharacters thereon corresponding to those on the 'printing wheel. Thisscale is arranged inthe form oi a disk, indicated by 8, mounted uponthsside of the casing, and us the apparatus is normally operated belowthe level of the operators eyes we find it convenient to arrange thecharacters that would ordinarily be locatedupon that portion arrangedbeneath the shaft or arbor 4, above it. 'This is particularly shown inFig. '1in which the smaller nuxnerais constitute an'onter row indicatedby 9 with wliich'the longer index linger 6 cooperates and ishe.l lowerones form a similar concentric row, indicatedby 10,'tvith whichA theshort'arm 'i' registers.l In arranging these numelsds'itt'villfoe'noticedV thatthascsles coin'- nsence and. end slightly abovethe horizontal diameter of the dial so that it is impossible for the twoindex srrns to- Specication of Letters Patent. Application filedFebruary 14. 1903- Serial No. 143,325.'

the'lower half of the dial, or

Patented Nov. 1 907.

register with numerals in the ytwo rows at the same time,`for, as theindex fingers are arranged diametri cally opposite to each other thelonger one only registers with the outer row of the scale Whentlie,shorter one has been revolved out oi coperative position therewith. Aconvenient means of securing shaft 4 consists in forming them on''anapertured plate mounted on a sleeve 11 secured to the shaft by a pin12. The sleeve is provided with an annularl shoulder 13 and the end,which projects through,the index finger, is expanded or curled intoengagementtherewith,as indicated at 14, securely holding the nger inengagement -With' the shoulder. At its outer end the'sleeve isprovidedwith a similar shoulder 13 against which one end of the hub of theoperating knobor'handle engages, the

outer extremity 14 beingexpanded or rolled over, as show'nfl'This is aconvenient v parts for the index fingers and the operating knob bothbeing mounted upon a sleeve :they may be positioned and secured Vby asingle fastening. device'such as the pinlZ. Y

The casing 1 is pmidedwith a sat'top 15 which above the axis of theprinti ng wheel, and operating therein is a platen, as lwill be furtherdescribed. Provided at oneV side and. preferably at the rear of thecasing are lugs oiears Ilithrougli which passes .a pin 17 formingzi baron which is journaled anoperating lever or handle 18 lwhich entends overthe top of the casing and is'provi'dednpon its lower side with a platen19 havinga face of elastic material 20. 21 in.

dicats screws 'by means of which the" platen issecured to the lever. `1Thec-peratinghhandle or lever 18 so the index hands to the means osecuring the having an aperture l5', isilocated in a vertical lineV isprovided uponits forward. end with a hat top or hand p piece 22 which isrounded slightly to adapt it izo-be operated by a blow from theoperators hand. The lever is normally held in' elevated position, asshown in 'Fig. 1, with the platen raisedslightly above the top.

of the casing 15, toperniit the :check or dreh be' easily'passed over'the aperture 15 in which position it is heldby means-f the spring'23arranged upon the :pin 17. 'The upward'movement o the handle is imitedby means of a small latch, piece 24 attached to the rearwardly.extending lip 25' on the 4handle andv which engages the casing vlies beunderstood. When it is desired tojiaise"the`handle to printing Wheel,-either iol-:the

-volved upon its pivot 26, out

the position shown dottedlines in Fig 4. The ink 'is applied to the faceof the type characters by of an' roller 27 which is provided withadapted to be engaged in the 28 having the ends apertures or upon slotsinerme gipivoted to the casing obtains/ cosas tof-the purpose examiningor cleaning. the type thereon,- the latch 24 may loerev of.` engagement-witli the casing',l whenv the spring 23 willmovethe handle into printlnand operated toward theprinting wheel by means of coil springs 30. This`arrangement holds the inkingV roller in yielding Contact with theface-*of the vprinting i wheel so that the type will be thoroughlylinked and' when one ofthe rowsl'tllero is in theprintin'g position,

beneath the aperture. the inking roller4 engaging between two o saidrows will center the wheel. The arbor of the inking wheel alsobeingsecured in open slots permits it to liefeasily. inserted sind removed.4

- v The' operati@ of device win be readily ondera, check ordrait','g'ras'psthd-handle .5 and revolves the 1 printing wheel untilfone of'the indicating 'fingers or 7 loogrespondswith tlredesi l. one.of.thefrovvslon-'thel scale y l :'thenlplioed ix,pontiieilat top loofthe casing and a amountl'indicated in "The check or draft isapparatusc-onstructed iti-accordance with our, infile: ition'-eonsisting` of few parte.v w maybe easily formedfand assembled, enables'ustoprovid'e a.'

I i device fhatiscornpact; 4neat in appearance' keasily--'xnantifailledl v We asonr invention. 1.- In

'pri'ztin'g`y apparatus, the'icombination' with a K hsigfhavingauftplural-ity o f rows of printing characters' arranged, longitudinallyof the axis of the wheel l()- detachable"- connection is affordedbetween the j l ase -and thecasi'ng by providing the former with pins orproieetio'nshavng'hads"31 beneath kwhich engages' .ailange'Z onthe-latter. ,-1 t' the opposite side 'the base Asprovid'edwith'a'spring' latch 33 with whichengages Y 1 .l 5. 'afstud orprojection 34 toeciirethe 'parts in engagement.

designating limiting amounts, said amounts in different rows expressingdierent values, and a casing in which said wheel is journaled having anopening arranged above the wheel, of a dial mounted on the easing andprovided with characters corresponding tothe amounts appearing in thediierent rows on the Wheel, said characters on the dini being arrangedin inner and outer rows on the dial,

dlamet'rically arranged `index iingersof different lengths' attached tothe'wheel' and coperating respectively with sfald' inner and outer rowsof characters on the dial, and a -plizten pivotaliy" mounted on thecasing and coperating with the `wheel through 'said opening.

vIn 'a printing apparatus, the combination with a cason, anarxnjournaied in ,a bearing on the casing and a [iiaten'on the arni, of-aspring normally moving` the arm .away from the casing and alpivoted stopadjustable lateri'ngfaprinting wheel therein having type charactersthereally on the arm into and out of engagement with the casvingy inrearof' the bearving to limit the openngmovementg.

of theA arm, .K .y

3. in a printngappar'atns, the combination with a casing, a wheeljournaled. therein having'printingA characters -anl a scale;prolvidedhwithA similar' characters mounted on Vthe shaft -having a'shoulder, thereon-and provided with'an g end extending .through theapertureintheiinger and ex.-

I panded 'into contact -therewith.

"ing `and a printing wheel'journaled therein, independently' --movabiearms'rpr'ovided with `slots' opening'toward the 4. Inn`printingLapparatus, .theconxblnatin with a-casl the casing;l of a shaftsecured to the wheelL an index'v finger provided with an 'aperture .anda sleeve secured .to

